Railway-tie plate and rail-fastening.



E. M. McVlCKEEL RAILWAY TIE PLATE AND RAIL FASTENING.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 2, 19|1.-

1,260,563, Patented Mar. 26, 1918.

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E. M. McVICKER. RAILWAY TIE PLATE AND HAIL FASTENING.

' APPLICATION FILED APR. 2, 1911.

Patented Mar. 26, 1918.

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WAY-TIE PLATE AND RAIL-FASTENIN Specification. of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 2%, iltltd.

Application filed April 2, 1917. Serial Ito. 159,090.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMERY M. MOVIGKER, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful improve ments in Railway-Tie Plates and RailFas tenings, ct which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part thereof.

What I declare as new is simplicity of design and reduction of parts and my particular design of a tie plate with an undercut slot or groove, contracted at the top of the tie plate and broadened at the bottom of the tie plate, and a rail fastening with a portion thereof so made as to engage in the undercut groove within the tie plate and extend upward through the top surface of the tie plate, and a portion of the rail fastening fitting over and against the base flange of the rail; and also the use of a. wedge or spike to hold the rail fastening in position in the tie plate, and against the base fiange of the rail. The object of having the rail fastening fitting within an unto galn suffi dercut groove of the tie plate is cient strength between the tie plate and the rail fastening to resist the upward pressure of the railfastening, and not to extend below the bottom of the tie plate to interfere with the spiking or fastening of the tie plate to the smooth surface of the railway tie.

I further declare as new the driving of the spikes through the tie plate into the tie at a distance and separate from the rail so as to avoid the upward pulling of the spike by the tipping of the rail, this method now being in common practice. l/Vith the spikes se )arate from the rail the strain caused b the tipping of the rail comes against the rail fastening and tie the spike to pull it out.

3: further declare as new the use of a or arm fastened to the tie plate and er: riding over the heads of the spikes, that he tie plate to the tie. to prevent them from working up or out of position.

"i further claim asnew a construction of my rail-fastenings or rail clips of difi'erent lengths but interchangeable with the similar fastenings in the tie plate on the opposite sides of the rail so that the interchange of the rail fastenings shifts the rail laterally,

and at the same time holds the rail with the mine firm anchor at either POSllHOD of the plate and not against rail. The object of this is to take up the widening gage of the track from time to time without pulling the' spikes or disturbing the tie plate. The gage of the track is widened by the wear of the inside of the ball of the rail, the greater wear occurring on, the curves, and also sometimes by h crowding out of the rail caused by the outward pressure of the car wheels in service. In the present practice of track maintenance this necessitates the pulling of the spikes and the sliding in laterally of the rail, and the driving in of the spikes in new places in the tie, in order to bring the track back to the standard gage. This practice is very detrimental to the ties, the many spike holes weakens the tie and the Water gets into these holes, and decays these ties. My invention saves this deterioration which is a big economy, and also saves a very large annual expense of maintenance to bring the track in to standard gage, economy being one of labor and tie material both.

The novelty of my invention is illustratedby my drawlngs hereto attached, reference being had to the figures and numbers, and which is more fully explained by my specifications and reference numbers.

I attain these objects by the mechanical design illustrated in the accompanying orawings, in which- Figure 1 shows a top view of the tie plate, spiked to the'tie.

Fig. 2 showsa cross sectional view on the lines 22 Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 shows an end sectional view of the tie late.

Flg. 4 shows a cross sectional view on the lines 4-4 Fig. 2, of thqtie plate.

Fig. 5 shows a top view of a portion of the tie plate, with a modification.

Fig. 6 shows an end sectional view on the lines 66 Fig. 5, of the tie plate.

Fig. *4" shows a cross section of the ra.'.

and aside view of the tie plate and. rail clips.

Fig. 8 shows an end elevation of the media fied tie plate of Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is a top view of a portion of the railway tie in a further modification.

Fig. 10 is a sectional view of the rail, side view of the tie plate of Fig. 9. Fig. 11 is an end view of shown in Fig. 9.

Fig. 12 is a sectional view of the tie plate the tie plate and of the rail fastening through the lines p g, menses the rail fastening overlapping the ase flange of the rail; 6 and 6 the extending and spanning arms on the outer end of the rail fastening resting on the side walls of the groove in the tie plate; 7 the engaging lug of the rail fastening with an undercut groove in the tie plate; 8 the outer extended portion of the rail fastening to receive the railway spike; 9 and 9 the opening in the plate for receiving the fastening (see Fig. 9); 10 the railway spikes fastening the tie plate to the tie; 10 the railway spike'fastoning the rail fastening to the tie; 11 the wedge holding the rail fastening to the tie a plate and also holding the railway spikes in position in the tie plate; 12 the inside of the undercut or dovetailed. side walls of the groove in the tie plate; 13 the upward extended side walls of the groove in the tie plate.

My invention relates to an improvement for connecting railway rails to tie plates and tieplates to wood or fiber railway ties by means of detachable rail fastcnings or rail clips.

In the application oi. my invention of the tie plate and rail fastening to the railway tie and railway rail, the tie plate is spiked to the wood or fiber tie with ordinary spikes 10 driven through the spike holes in the tie plate, but separate and at a distance from the rail. The rail clip or fastening is then slipped into the dovetailed groove 12 and 12 of the tie plate 2, and in position against the rail. The sides of these grooves may extend up above the upper surface of the tie plate as shown at 13, and serve as shoulders for the base flange ol' the rail to abut against and to hold the rail in position. The rail clip is held against the rail in position by the wedge or key which is driven through a hole or groove in the rail clip 4:, and a corresponding hole or key seat in the tie plate at a point-so as tolextend over the heads of the spikes so as to hold these spikes'down in place firmly in the tie, prevent their Working out. The rail clip 4 may also be held in place by a railwayspike 10 being driventhrough the outer end of the rail clip 8 (see Fig. 1) when it is desired not to use the wedge to hold the spikes or rail clips in dovetailedor beveled-portion 7 of the rail clip or fastening l fitting into a correspond ing undercut, dovetailed, beveled and interlocking recess or slot 12 in the tie plate. The portion of the recess or slot in the tie plate being contracted and narrower at the top, and wider at the bottom. lhe rail fastening or rail clip interlocking therewith, with an end portion or lug 5 and 5 thereof overlapping and clasping the rail base 3 and 3 and holding it firmly down to the tie plate. a

is interlocked within the tie plate by the dovetailed construction 12 and the out-er part of the rail clip is locked on top by the spannin lugs or arms 6 and 6' resting on top of t e upper edges of the groove 18 in the tie plate. The advantage of not having the rail fastening extend below the bottom of the tie plate as in some constructions, can readily be seen because such a construction interferes with spiking the tie plate on the level wood tie. Ordinary tie plates are in general use but the removable fastenings for fastening the rail to the tie plate are comparatively new, and my undercut dovetailed fastening is entirely new and my de' sign of interlocking the rail fastening entirely within the tie plate so that it resists the upward pressure of the rail clip and does not extend below the tie plate is an improvement which can readily be under stood and appreciated in practical use.

The wedge or key 11 being tapered, split and spread the key can be driven in farther and spread from time to time as the wear occurs between the rail clips and the base flange of the rail, thus maintaining a permanent anchor plate as well as a tie plate which would be an economical railway praetice.

My method of spiking the tie plate 2 down to the wood or fiber tie 1, by placing the spikes 10 at 'aglistance from the railway rail base 3 and "driving them down through the tie plate? into the tie and also in having interlockihg wedges or keys 11 fastened to the tie plate, and projecting over the spikes 10 and "holding them down, so as to prevent their Working out in service or bein pulled out by the tipping of therail caused by the side pressure of the flanges of the car wheels against the rails, is an improvement for safety of the first importance. These keys orwedges 11 may serve the double purpose of fastening sail clip {ivmly in pasilion up against the tie plate 2 and alse down against the base flange of the rail to hold it firmly down to the tie plate to prevent it from creeping In manufacturing my tie plates, 1 find it economical pracllice and desirable at times to use wrought iron metal as well malleable and I desire to make the grooved interlock 311g slot in the tie plafie by bending up ward the edges 13 of the plate 2 (see Y, 8, 10, 11), so as to form the dovetaileel groi so and. at the same time to project hove the top'of the tie so that the (is t" serve as shoulders to lwlcl the base age of the rail 3 in posiion. ll also eat a slot in the edges 0 mass a lzey seat for ll or Wenlg'e 11 T30 1101 the rail clip in pea Jon. The spanmn p0 1s the outer end of the rail clip resmng' on the edges 13 in the tie plate hold the rear end of the mil slip up in position, 2 in 7 iindicanes this plate on the to of which the base .Flange of the rail Less, and 13 shows the I 4. side Walls the tie p ate serving as a seat for the base flange oi the rail to fit into anal abutagainst in service,

To obtain a cheaper and simpler anchor plate WllQlJB it is not very necessary to shim like rail a tight fitting groove may be castaoross the anchor or tie plate at one encl the he plate to recelve one sule e1 like base i? Inge of the rail to lmlcl the rail firmly in never slipgangr pesition by he pliw'zssm'e 01: the opposite glee of the sail six the base flange of the ral with my dovmaileel rail slip Working in the slot and being driven f sly againss the base flange of the rail as above clesei'ibecl Tl this use my clovetailecl in rail o is used only on one end of? QlGSllECl to use shims under 'zaek Where. he clear: the isle occurs I my tie plate with a key sons 0'23 the ear, is nest my sliding rail clips on both sicles 01" the rail" The rail slips for at such places are made 01 clifierent heights to used with different thickness of shims at times of depression or upheaval so as to permit shims to be slipped under the rail on top of the plate, interlocking with the rail clip so to be held in position, and thus not disturb 'fillfi tie plaue upon the lie Wheh is an aid, 1:? ma 'l'ning better and more (flux-able anchoring of tie plate lmu "lJBil my invention, 1 claim a o v l. llslllz'jfl Tli'lg' rail fastening; compels l lf, a tie plats mail a wege key holding [Jae rail listening in position against the real and lo the 151s plate and e endlng across ano' tl'uongh the 132 11 faste' and 0vera 1'1 lapomg the tops of the spllzes that anchor tl tie l he lie so as to revent the s3: ,1 out.

K .L tie t ll slotted grooves run ning transverse $30 the mil with the edges of the grooves extending 'UPWZUId. above the surface of the lie pl; as forming SllOlllClGET-S for abutting against. the rail ease.

A tie plate with a groove contracted at the and wider the bottom, a rail fastening ha correspencling base slid.- alnle in said groove, an overhanging lug on and and a hole in the outer end to a f holding the rail fastening against the flange of the rail [i811 in the tie slate.

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